Durlacher Hof Austrian Ricotta Crêpes

Notes: At Durlacher Hof in Whistler, British Columbia, Erika Durlacher makes topfen palatschinken, German for crêpes filled with curd cheese. Serve them with cranberry sauce, a sweetened purée of fresh raspberries, or a poached fruit compote. If making ahead, fill crêpes, cover, and chill up to 1 day, then pour custard over them just before baking.

How to Make It

Step 1

To make crêpes, whirl 11/ 4 cups milk, 1 egg, and flour in a blender until smooth.

Step 2

Place over medium heat a nonstick frying pan that measures 7 to 8 inches across bottom. When hot, add 1/ 4 teaspoon butter and swirl to coat pan. Pour in 1/ 4 cup batter, quickly tilting pan so batter flows over entire flat surface. Cook until crêpe is dry on top and edge is browned, about 30 seconds. Turn crêpe with a spatula and brown other side, about 15 seconds. Invert from pan onto a plate. Repeat, stacking crêpes as made. You need 8 crêpes; reserve any extras for another use.

Spoon 1/ 8 of the filling (about 1/4 cup) across lower third of each crêpe, and roll to enclose. Place filled crêpes, seam side down, in a lightly buttered shallow 9- by 13-inch baking dish or shallow casserole.